Las Navas del Marqués, Spain

Las Navas del Marqués, ,Spain
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Las Navas del Marqués is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. It is 82 km to the northwest of Madrid. There are some different options to travel there from Madrid or Avila: you can go by car or by train. Although the train station is roughly 2 km away from the town, there are many buses that you can take every time you arrive here by train. There are trains every day connecting Las Navas to Madrid or Las Navas to Ávila. According to the 2007 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 5,098 inhabitants. According to statistics from 1 January 2016, Las Navas del Marqués had a population of 5,272 inhabitants. In summer, the population is five times bigger because the municipality receives a lot of people from Madrid who spend their summer here because it is less hot than in the city.GeographyLas Navas del Marqués is located in the center of the Iberian peninsula, between the Gredos and Guadarrama mountains. It is located at 1300 meters above sea level. It has a mountain-mediterranean climate, with very cold winters and mild or worm summers.FloraLas Navas del Marqués is surrounded by huge pine forests. A lot of people come from Madrid every weekend to enjoy walking through them and to benefit from the fresh air. The municipality has a fresh oak grove around called "La Fuente del Sauco" and in the summer people go there to have lunch and dinner.FaunaThe surroundings of Las Navas del Marqués is home to many different species of wildlife, the most important one being the black stork.MonumentsSome important monuments that are interesting to visit are the palace-castle of Magalia which was built in the 16th century and holds important events every year; San Juan Bautista Church, and San Pablo Convent which was left until 2007, now it shows temporal art exhibitions. Also located is the Eiffel lookout, attributed to the artist Gustave Eiffel.

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